The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced the nominees for its 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards this morning, bestowing honors on everything from J. Edgar and Albert Nobbs in movies; to Grey’s Anatomy, Glee, and Modern Family (pictured) in television; and Lady Gaga and The Voice contestant Beverly McClellan in music.

Nominees were announced in several other categories, including reality television, talk shows, daily dramas, newsmagazines, blogs, theater, comic books, newspapers, and magazines, where Entertainment Weekly was once again nominated in the category for Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage. The awards “recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.”

“This year’s nominees enlighten and entertain, while spotlighting the diversity of our community,” said GLAAD’s acting president Mike Thompson, in a statement. “Audiences expect to see their own worlds reflected in media, and today more than ever, those include the lives of LGBT people. Viewers know that LGBT characters and stories are simply natural extensions of, and glimpses into, their own experiences from across America.”

The 2012 GLAAD Media Awards will be handed out during three different ceremonies, in New York City on March 24, in Los Angeles on April 21, and in San Francisco on June 2. Special honorees for each city will be announced in the coming weeks. Read the full list of nominees here:

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW EPISODE
“Chaz Bono,” Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
“Children & Teens Caught in the Wrong Bodies,” Anderson (syndicated)
“Coming Out on the Oprah Show: 25 Years of Unforgettable Guests,” The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated)
“The Wedding of Scott Cronick & David Gorshein,” Conan (TBS)
“Zach Wahls,” The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated)

OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
“AIDS @ 30” series, Windy City Times
“Coming Out to America” by Melanie Asmar, Westword
“Even on Religious Campuses, Students Fight for Gay Identity” by Erik Eckholm, The New York Times
“Led by the Child Who Simply Knew” by Bella English, The Boston Globe
“Local Lesbian Navigates Life’s Daily Challenges as Parents” by Najla Amundson, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead

OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST
Frank Bruni, The New York Times
Alfred Doblin, The Record
Muareen Dowd, The New York Times
Peg McEntee, The Salt Lake Tribune
Craig Wilson, USA Today

OUTSTANDING MUSIC ARTIST
Beverly McClellan, Fear Nothing
Girl in a Coma, Exits & All the Rest
Hunx and His Punx, Too Young to Be in Love
Lady Gaga, Born This Way
MEN, Talk About Body

OUTSTANDING COMIC BOOKAvengers: The Children’s Crusade by Allen HeinbergBatwoman by J.H. Williams and W. Haden BlackmanSecret Six by Gail SimoneVeronica Presents: Kevin Keller by Dan ParentX-Factor by Peter David

OUSTANDING LOS ANGELES THEATERBonded by Donald JollyHouse of the Rising Son by Tom JacobsonKiller Queen: The Story of Paco the Pink Pounder by Peter GriggsNo Word in Guyanese for Me by Wendy GrafWho’s Your Daddy? by Johnny O’Callaghan

OUTSTANDING NEW YORK THEATER BROADWAY & OFF-BROADWAYThe Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures by Tony KushnerMaple & Vine by Jordan HarrisonPriscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical by Stephan Elliott and Allan ScottSons of the Prophet by Stephen KaramUnnatural Acts: Harvard’s Secret Court of 1920 conceived by Tony Speciale

OUTSTANDING NEW YORK THEATER OFF-OFF BROADWAYThe Dog and Pony Show (Bring Your Own Pony) by Holly HughesThe Escape Artist book by John Kelly, songs by John Kelly & Carol LipnikThe Momentum by Boo Killebrew, Geoffrey Decas O’Donnell & Jordan SeaveyShe Kills Monsters by Qui NguyenSouthern Comfort book and lyrics by Dan Collins, music by Julianne Wick Davis